Adrien blinked at the small flash of light and then blinked again when he realized that his kwami was no longer floating in front of him. The camembert that he had insisted on having and had been confessing his love to dropped harmlessly onto the floor.

"Plagg?" the blonde voiced in confusion. "Plagg?"

When silence greeted him Adrien glanced down at his ring only to find it was no longer there. His heart sank and he suddenly found it hard to breathe as tears pricked his eyes. Plagg was gone. It was over. And he didn't even get to say goodbye.

"I'm going to miss you," he said to the empty room, not bothering to stop the waterworks. "Thanks for all of the adventures."

For several minutes Adrien sat in silence mourning the loss of his friend, his confidant, his only company in his lonely prison. He already missed the kwami's complaints and constant begging for cheese as well as his teasing about Adrien's love life. Life just wouldn't be the same without Plagg.

Suddenly it hit him harder than any akuma. Ladybug! She would have just lost her kwami as well, now alone and powerless. She was probably freaking out and searching all over Paris for him. They didn't know who the other one was so she wouldn't know to look for him there. That also meant that Adrien had no idea where to look for his lady but that wasn't the point. The point was he knew her and so knew that she would not be reacting well. He had to at least try to find her. Surely she would be running around frantically or waiting at one of their spots, making his search easy.

I need to see her. I need to make sure she's okay.

Adrien quickly stood up, picking up and pocketing the abandoned piece of stinky cheese, and ran out the door. He made a beeline for the front doors, not bothering to check it there was anyone who was going to stop him because he wasn't going to allow them to if they were. Ladybug was who was important right now and he could care less about his schedule or his father's wrath.

I'm coming m'lady.

Unfortunately, right as his hand was about to touch the door handle, a loud crash from his father's office halted him. When another one occurred, he was reluctantly pulled from his worry for his partner to focus on the worry he had for his father. Changing directions Adrien quickly reached his father's office and opened the door. The scene he was met with shocked him speechless, his brow furrowing with great concern.

The room was a complete disaster. Everything had either been tipped over, broken, or thrown across the room. No longer did it resemble to cool, calm and strict demeanor of its occupant. Instead it was chaotic, the result of someone extremely upset. Gabriel Agreste mirrored the state of his office as Adrien looked in his direction in time to see him overturn a table. His hair was sticking up in hundreds of different directions, his suit rumpled and creased as if he had slept in it, and his eyes held a crazy glint.

Adrien took a step back out of shock and fear at seeing his father in such a state. He wasn't quite sure what to think about it.

Suddenly, Mr. Agreste looked his way and after a moment the wild and almost animalistic look increased. Adrien shrunk back even further.

"Get him out of here," Gabriel rasped.

Adrien became confused. "Father?"

"Get him out of here now. Take him to his room!" He was now yelling, looking like a maniac as his arms flung around every which way. "Take him to his room and keep him there! He's not to leave, do you hear me?!"

"Yes sir."

The soft voice and the hand that was placed on his arm alerted Adrien to the fact that someone had entered the room after him. He turned his head to see Natalie behind him, gently tugging on his arm to lead him out of the office.

"Wait, no!" His father's words suddenly sank in and Adrien started to panic. He felt as if the floor was dropping out from underneath him. "No, wait! I can't! I need to go! She's out there looking for me, she needs me! Please, let me go!"

His cries were ignored as Natalie took him to his room with a surprisingly firm and unescapable grip. Once inside he turned back to try and escape out only to have his way blocked by the Gorilla.

"Please you have to let me leave. She's out there scared and alone. I can't just leave her! Please!"

"I'm sorry," Natalie said before she closed the door, trapping Adrien in his prison that no longer had a way of escape.

Frustrated and on the verge of hyperventilating, Adrien walked to the windows and proceeded to open me. He leaned out, searching the rooftops and the nearby streets for any sign of his lady. Foolishly he hoped to see a flash of red or the whir of a yo-yo indicating that she still had her miraculous and he would be able to finally know her. At the same time Adrien looked for an ordinary girl as well, someone who was running through the streets frantic and scared. All was silent. No one seemed to be around and any sign Adrien was looking for eluded him. He couldn't just give up though. He couldn't allow the love of his life to face their new circumstances alone, scared, worried, and frantic.

"Ladybug!" Adrien yelled out into the Parisian sky.

There was no response though. All remained silent, not even a whisper of wind to ease his mind. It was over and they both were now alone.